Guides / Red Dead Redemption 2 / Stranger Mission

Arcadia for Amateurs

⤢

"Arcadia for Amateurs" is a five-part Stranger mission chain given by wildlife photographer Albert Mason.

Type

Stranger Mission

Given by

Albert Mason

Chapter

Chapter 2

Starts

southeast of Strawberry in West Elizabeth

Rewards

• a photograph of the wolves from Part II

Choices

• shoot the coyote or simply chase it until it drops the bag → both lead to the exact same outcome of retrieving the bag

Parts

Arcadia for Amateurs - I · Chapter 2

southeast of Strawberry in West Elizabeth

1. Meet Albert Mason southeast of Strawberry.
2. Pose for Mason's photograph.
3. Track the coyote using Eagle Eye.
4. Chase the coyote until it drops the bag, or shoot the animal.
5. Retrieve the bag and return it to Mason.

Arcadia for Amateurs - II · Chapter 2

northwest of Wallace Station in West Elizabeth

1. Meet Mason northwest of Wallace Station.
2. Defend Mason from an attacking pack of five wolves.
3. Kill the attacking wolves to defend Mason.

Arcadia for Amateurs - IV

Arcadia for Amateurs - V · Chapter 2

on a cliff south of Valentine (north of Horseshoe Overlook) in New Hanover

Walkthrough

Chapter 2: Horseshoe Overlook

25 facts on this page checked against sources · 25 supported · last checked Oct 2026

Sources: rdr2.org, guides4gamers.com, gamespot.com, primewikis.com, powerpyx.com